We had beneficial rain--3/8" yesterday, and about 5" overnight. We were lucky in that it was a slow steady rain without high winds or gusts. We...
I see on the newspapers that the Houston area is going to have some localized flooding. I'm worried about Cheryl. Also, the Dallas-Ft. Worth area...
We have rain, lovely rain! The rain barrels are overflowing, the big 25 gal. cubes are filling, and everything looks so perky after almost three...
Life here on our little farm is chugging along nicely--nothing much to say except we love it here more each day. The hens are still laying eggs,...
You got to visit Droopy! How marvelous, and thank you for sharing the photos and the narrative. One question, did you get to pet Truls?
Ahhh, thank heavens for cows and ice cream makers!
So glad to see you back on the Stew! As others have said, you were missed--a lot. Truls looks as lovely as ever, and your pictorial tour was so...
Thank you all for the kind comments! Netty, we use the wood stove perhaps a dozen times a year--if the electricity goes out or if we're in the...
Sjoerd, thank you for the kind words. My husband had prepared a "beginner's guide to beekeeping" for a beekeeping club, so we had these booklets...
Toni, I loved that caption! All were good, but yours just captured the bewilderment of a bunch of turtles. Congratulations!
Ah, Sjoerd, I didn't bore the ladies too much, so I'm not going to press my luck with boring the Stewies. No slides--this was in the home of one...
We liked the laminate in our bedroom so much we decided to get laminate flooring for the living room and dining room. "We" also decided to have it...
Growingpains, none of us are knowledgeable in regards to propagation to start--it's a skill/knowledge that is acquired gradually with trial and...
This afternoon I gave a presentation to the local garden club on beekeeping. Texas ladies are so nice, so gracious, and can stay awake through a...
When we got up this morning, about 7 a.m., we could smell smoke. We immediately started scanning the horizon, but saw no plumes of smoke, no red...
Didn't mean to, but I have about two dozen Wafer Ash trees coming up under "mother". The treelets are about 3" to 4" tall, and need to be removed....
Donna, that is a true expression of love.
That is my usual way of planting garlic. I buy three or four heads (if you can find ones that are looking slightly green at the tip, they are the...
With the USA's Thanksgiving, and with Christmas coming soon, we can start putting by cans of vegetables, dried beans, etc. for those who may have...
Moving furniture today (the guest bedroom is now inaccessible due to large pieces of furniture blocking entrance!) so the flooring guys can do...
